FOOD CLAIMS NUTRIENTS EU DIRECTIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
May 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
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Under a compromise agreed by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers food producers will be allowed to make promotional claims in respect of fat, sugar or salt provided that the other two ingredients comply with EU regulation or if the label states the product has a "high content" of them. New legislation also states that nutritional profiles - the appropriate ratios of salt, sugar and fat in any given product - will be laid down by the European Commission in consultation with the food industry and ...
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